Morteza Tokhi

Morteza Tokhi was an Indian National Congress activist in South Africa. In 1893, he attended a rally held by Mahatma Gandhi which protested against Jan Smuts' new policy of fingerprinting all Indians in the country, forcing non-Christians to marry in Christian marriages in order to acquire validity, and allowing policemen to enter Indian households without permission. Tokhi was the first to speak up against the British, saying that he was prepared to kill a policeman if he entered his home, and said that he was also prepared to be hanged by the British. However, Gandhi asked his supporters to engage in nonviolent struggle to highlight British brutality, and Tokhi applauded Gandhi after he rallied the activists in favor of his cause.